Our Strawberry Guava jelly is made from trees that are on our farm.
Guava (gwä'və) is a small evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Psidium of the family Myrtaceae (myrtle family), native to tropical America and grown elsewhere for its
ornamental flowers and edible fruit. The fruit (a fleshy berry with
many hard seeds) of the common tropical guava (P. guajava) is
shaped like an apple or a pear and has white, pink, or red flesh
(depending on the variety) with a sweet, musky flavor and, usually, a
yellow rind. The strawberry guava (P. cattleyanum), native to
Brazil, bears a red fruit with a rough rind and reddish pulp,
strawberrylike in flavor. Much of the
perishable fruit is made into jellies, beverages, and similar products.
It is a rich source of minerals and of vitamins A and C.
The fruit is edible, round to pear-shaped, from 3-10 cm in
diameter. It has a thin delicate rind, pink to red, an orange-salmon flesh with many small hard seeds, and
a strong, characteristic aroma. It is rich in vitamins A, B, and C (a guava fruit contains more vitamin C than a typical citrus
fruit – the rind contains over five times more vitamin C than an orange). It also contains high amounts of calcium – which is
unusual in a fruit.
